The 25th annual Channel Champs awards were held this week at XChange Solution Provider 2015, where solution providers voted which vendor partners were best-of-the-best in 28 different technical categories.

A survey of more than 1,000 senior-level information technology leaders identified the top 10 security technologies seen as the best way to detect sophisticated threats and avoid a costly breach.Via itbestofbreed.com

SPS announced today that it has acquired Pleasanton, Calif.-based solution provider ExtraTeam. The move was made to broaden the portfolio of SPS while ExtraTeam will enjoy a larger go-to-market strategy.

While a large group of EMC's investors continue to hope that EMC will sell parts of itself to create more clear valuation for them, EMC is likely heading in the opposite direction by considering more acquisitions, according to a top analyst.